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City Council Proposes Switch to 'Commercial Activity Licenses' and New Business Tax Name

Official:Amending references to "Business Privilege License" and "Business Privilege Tax" to "Commercial Activity License" and "Business Income and Receipts Tax" respectively, throughout The Philadelphia Code, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Council President Clarke

Introduced: September 20, 2012

: Committee on Finance

business government taxation

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill updates outdated terminology in the Philadelphia Code to use 'Commercial Activity License' and 'Business Income and Receipts Tax', aligning with state law.

What This Bill Does

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Terminology change: The bill updates the terminology in The Philadelphia Code to use "Commercial Activity License" instead of "Business Privilege License" and "Business Income and Receipts Tax" instead of "Business Privilege Tax".
Changes to § 9-1005: The bill replaces "[Business Privilege] Commercial Activity License and tax identification numbers" with "City of Philadelphia Commercial Activity License and tax identification numbers" in the Fire Suppression System Contractors section.
Changes to § 9-1303: The bill replaces "[Business Privilege] Commercial Activity License" with "Commercial Activity License" in the Fire Alarm Systems Inspector License section. 4.